Using Focus Groups to Enhance Student Voice: A Work-in-Progress Exploration of Student Learning Experiences in Large Classes
Document Type
Article
Digital Object Identifier (DOI)
dx.doi.org/10.14234/elehe.v6i1
Journal Title
Enhancing the Learner Experience in Higher Education
Publication Date
2014
Abstract
While course evaluations are traditionally used to gauge teaching effectiveness and provide an outlet for student voice, this metric does not integrate students as collective partners in the teaching and learning process. In promoting a shared learning experience between teachers and students, this project uses a focus group approach to solicit student feedback and ideas, and disseminate the results to faculty. This paper explores the results of a qualitative pilot focus group study related to student engagement in large classes and demonstrates that a focus group approach is an effective and empowering way to prioritise student voice.
Publisher Statement
Enhancing the Learner Experience in Higher Education is an electronic, open-access journal, available to all. Journal content may be used freely, with proper attribution, in educational and other non-commercial settings.
Recommended Citation
Finlayson, Caitlin C. “Using Focus Groups to Enhance Student Voice: A Work-in-Progress Exploration of Student Learning Experiences in Large Classes.” Enhancing the Learner Experience in Higher Education 6, no. 1 (2014): 49–52. https://doi.org/10.14234/elehe.v6i1.92.
Comments
The definitive article appears on the website of Northampton Open Journals at: http://journals.northampton.ac.uk/. This is a publication of the University of Northampton in Northampton, England.